EP1135199A1 - Sandfilter zur langsamfiltration mit intermittierender speisung von fliessendem wasser und verfahren zur seiner verwendung - Google Patents

Sandfilter zur langsamfiltration mit intermittierender speisung von fliessendem wasser und verfahren zur seiner verwendung

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EP1135199A1
EP1135199A1 EP99970337A EP99970337A EP1135199A1 EP 1135199 A1 EP1135199 A1 EP 1135199A1 EP 99970337 A EP99970337 A EP 99970337A EP 99970337 A EP99970337 A EP 99970337A EP 1135199 A1 EP1135199 A1 EP 1135199A1
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water
container
level
filter
slow sand
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EP1135199B1 (de
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David H. Manz
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University Technologies International Inc
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F3/02—Aerobic processes
    • C02F3/10—Packings; Fillings; Grids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D24/00—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof
    • B01D24/02—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof with the filter bed stationary during the filtration
    • B01D24/10—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof with the filter bed stationary during the filtration the filtering material being held in a closed container
    • B01D24/12—Downward filtration, the filtering material being supported by pervious surfaces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P35/00—Antineoplastic agents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D24/00—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof
    • B01D24/02—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof with the filter bed stationary during the filtration
    • B01D24/10—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof with the filter bed stationary during the filtration the filtering material being held in a closed container
    • B01D24/14—Downward filtration, the container having distribution or collection headers or pervious conduits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D24/00—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof
    • B01D24/38—Feed or discharge devices
    • B01D24/42—Feed or discharge devices for discharging filtrate
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D24/00—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof
    • B01D24/46—Regenerating the filtering material in the filter
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D24/00—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof
    • B01D24/46—Regenerating the filtering material in the filter
    • B01D24/4605—Regenerating the filtering material in the filter by scrapers, brushes, nozzles or the like placed on the cake-side of the stationary filtering material and only contacting the external layer
    • B01D24/461—Regenerating the filtering material in the filter by scrapers, brushes, nozzles or the like placed on the cake-side of the stationary filtering material and only contacting the external layer by scrapers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D24/00—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof
    • B01D24/46—Regenerating the filtering material in the filter
    • B01D24/4694—Regenerating the filtering material in the filter containing filter material retaining means (e.g. screens, balls) placed on the surface of the filter material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D24/00—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof
    • B01D24/48—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof integrally combined with devices for controlling the filtration
    • B01D24/4807—Handling the filter cake for purposes other than regenerating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D24/00—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof
    • B01D24/48—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof integrally combined with devices for controlling the filtration
    • B01D24/4869—Filters comprising loose filtering material, i.e. filtering material without any binder between the individual particles or fibres thereof integrally combined with devices for controlling the filtration by level measuring
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/001—Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance
    • C02F1/004—Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance using large scale industrial sized filters
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F3/02—Aerobic processes
    • C02F3/04—Aerobic processes using trickle filters
    • C02F3/046—Soil filtration
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2201/00—Details relating to filtering apparatus
    • B01D2201/48—Overflow systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2201/00—Details relating to filtering apparatus
    • B01D2201/54—Computerised or programmable systems
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W10/00—Technologies for wastewater treatment
    • Y02W10/10—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microbiology (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Filtration Of Liquid (AREA)
  • Biological Treatment Of Waste Water (AREA)
  • Water Treatment By Sorption (AREA)
  • Filtering Materials (AREA)
EP99970337A 1998-10-09 1999-10-04 Sandfilter zur langsamfiltration mit intermittierender speisung von fliessendem wasser und verfahren zur seiner verwendung Expired - Lifetime EP1135199B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US168864 1998-10-09
US09/168,864 US6123858A (en) 1993-10-27 1998-10-09 Slow sand filter for use with intermittently flowing water supply and method of use thereof
PCT/CA1999/000916 WO2000021635A1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-04 Slow sand filter for use with intermittently flowing water supply and method of use thereof

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US (1) US6123858A (de)
EP (1) EP1135199B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2002527220A (de)
KR (1) KR20010082223A (de)
CN (1) CN1132654C (de)
AR (1) AR020761A1 (de)
AT (1) ATE257024T1 (de)
AU (1) AU770016B2 (de)
BR (1) BR9914356B1 (de)
CO (1) CO5060435A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69913987T2 (de)
EG (1) EG22297A (de)
HK (1) HK1042062B (de)
ID (1) ID29289A (de)
IL (1) IL142485A (de)
MY (1) MY130721A (de)
NZ (1) NZ511264A (de)
RU (1) RU2225244C2 (de)
TW (1) TW445168B (de)
WO (1) WO2000021635A1 (de)
ZA (1) ZA200102883B (de)

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ZA200102883B (en) 2002-07-08
EG22297A (en) 2002-12-31
MY130721A (en) 2007-07-31
KR20010082223A (ko) 2001-08-29
JP2002527220A (ja) 2002-08-27
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US6123858A (en) 2000-09-26
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ATE257024T1 (de) 2004-01-15
DE69913987T2 (de) 2004-10-21
CN1132654C (zh) 2003-12-31
HK1042062A1 (en) 2002-08-02
RU2225244C2 (ru) 2004-03-10
CO5060435A1 (es) 2001-07-30
DE69913987D1 (de) 2004-02-05
CN1326375A (zh) 2001-12-12
AR020761A1 (es) 2002-05-29
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IL142485A (en) 2004-08-31
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